Ryanair on rails? Spain’s high-speed AVE train tries a low-cost formula

By Ramón Muñoz, El Pais; February 9  2018 Spain’s state railway company, Renfe, is experimenting with low-cost formulas that mirror…

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Virginia: City of Roanoke considers new multi-modal station downtown

By Alison Wickline, Reporter, WSLS 10 News NBC; February 9, 2018 ROANOKE, Va. – The city of Roanoke is looking…

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Quebec: Montreal’s $6.3-billion light rail network finalized, expected to open in 2021

By The Canadian Press, Daily Commercial News; February 8, 2018 MONTREAL—Montreal’s new rail project that will connect the city to…

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UK: Virgin East Coast is close to financial collapse

From The Economist; February 8, 2018 THE East Coast mainline is Britain’s most scenic long-distance railway. Connecting London to Edinburgh…

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New York City: Return of Queens commuter rail feasible, but costly

By  Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; February 8, 2018 A study conducted by AECOM on behalf of the New York…

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Miami: The county may have found $2 billion to extend Metrorail. But there’s a catch.

By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; February 8, 2018 After years of complaints but no new money, Miami-Dade commissioners may have…

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Minnesota: BNSF Backs Out Of Blue Line Extension, Leaving Project In Limbo

By Pat Kessler, WCCO CBS Minnesota: February 8, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A long-planned light rail line from Minneapolis to…

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Eurostar to finally launch first London-Amsterdam direct train service in April

By Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent, The Independent; February 9, 2018 London-Amsterdam direct by train in three hours 41 minutes –…

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All Aboard Florida: Free ride on Brightline train with Valentine’s Day offer

By Doreen Christensen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; February 8, 2018 Wisk your sweetheart off to dinner in West Palm Beach or…

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Expanding Amtrak service from Milwaukee to Chicago would require $195 million in track upgrades

By Arthur Thomas, Milwaukee Business News; February 8, 2018 Adding three additional daily roundtrips to the Amtrak Hiawatha line between…

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Southeast Michigan: Patterson takes hard line on regional transit plan

By Mike Martindale, The Detroit News, February 7, 2018 Pontiac — Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson made it clear…

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Amtrak considering Marfa, Texas stop for the Sunset Limited

By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA, bigbendnow.com; February 8, 2018 MARFA – Thanks to a letter writing campaign from San Antonio resident…

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Quebec: Centenarian tunnel choke point for Canadian passenger rail projects

By David Thomas, Contributing Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 7, 2018 A 100-year-old tunnel through Mont-Royal has become a choke…

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A Regional Rail Revival

By Alex Marshall, Columnist, Senior Fellow at The Regional Plan Association in New York City, Governing Magazine; February 2018 Great…

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India sets rail budget at record $US 23.3bn

By Srinand Jha, International Railway Journal; February 2, 2018 INDIA’s finance minister Mr Arun Jaitley has announced a budget of…

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Head of New Jersey Transit Rail to Step Down as Shakeup Continues

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report; February 6, 2018 The head of New Jersey Transit’s rail…

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All Aboard Florida: Who’s in charge of Brightline safety gates? Spat between feds, state concerns local officials

By Colleen Wixon, TCPalm.com; February 6, 2018 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — An argument between two transportation agencies — over whose job it…

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Indiana lawmakers smooth path for South Shore commuter rail expansion

By Nora Colomer, The Bond Buyer; February 6, 2018 Legislation paving way for a $1 billion expansion of a northern…

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All Aboard Florida: Citing train deaths, Miami-Dade mayor wants safety check before Brightline comes south

By Martin Vassolo, Miami Herald; February 6, 2018 Before Brightline comes rolling through Miami-Dade County, Mayor Carlos Gimenez has asked…

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Deadly S.C. Amtrak crash unlikely to deter riders, experts say

  By Deanna Pan, The Post and Courier; February 6, 2018 The deadly collision Sunday of an Amtrak passenger train…

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NTSB: Failure to screen New Jersey Transit engineer for sleeping disorder caused 2016 Hoboken crash

By Curtis Tate, Staff Writer, NorthJersey.com; February 6, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board took…

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Texas: Northwest Mall could gain new life as terminal for Houston-Dallas bullet train

By Dug Begley, Houston Chronicle; February 6, 2018 Once a Houston destination for shopping, movies and visits with Santa, the…

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Two watchdogs have a big plan to save New Jersey Transit. Will it work?

By Larry Higgs, NJ.com; February 5, 2018 A pair of state lawmakers who investigated NJ Transit’s problems for 15 months…

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Ottawa waits for rail business plan for former Algoma Central passenger service in Ontario

By Brian Kelly, Sault Star; February 3, 2018 MP Terry Sheehan is waiting for a business plan to bring to…

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New York City: Happy 105th anniversary, Grand Central Terminal

By Larry Penner, Metro New York; February 5, 2018 Let us all rejoice in celebrating the 105th Anniversary of Grand…

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